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West Butler, New York

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Butler town. It lies in ZIP code area 14590. The Survey maps it on the Wolcott quadrangle.

West Butler within Wayne County

Then and now

1902 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of West Butler, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of West Butler, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 22 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

125 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of West Butler between 2001 and 2020, burning about 82 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 16 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined84
Arson/incendiarism16
Debris and open burning7
Recreation and ceremony7
Natural6
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
3 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
26 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
22 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
13 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
28 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wayne County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of West Butler: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Highway Dept PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Wayne County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Butler Center2.1 miles22
Hickory Square2.8 miles22
Wolcott2.9 miles22
South Butler4.0 miles22
Rose4.1 miles23
Furnace Village4.4 miles22
North Rose4.5 miles23
Rice Mill4.6 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 969157. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.